Etikettarkiv: brake

To be a motorcycle rider in Sweden means two things: you have to be patient and you have to be prepared. One day you’ll be out riding in the sun, the next snow is covering everything you see… Fortsätt läsa Winter, summer, winter, summer→

Motorcycles are not only the best therapy there is, magical beasts of steel and physics, freedom distilled and delivered in powerful punches, but they are also excellent metaphors for life. If you don’t actively work on them, they won’t fix themselves. With that in mind, I did some basic cleaning of the front brake that has been giving me problems for some time. Fortsätt läsa Brake service→

When life feel about as exciting as a pair of old socks, you have to force yourself to try out new things. That’s what I’ve been doing and the new thing this weekend was paintball. I know, I know, most people have tried but for me it was a first, and it was really fun. Like flashback to military life-fun. And, of course, I’ve done some riding… Fortsätt läsa A brake in the daily routine→

Where have you been? Why aren’t you blogging? These questions haven’t been asked but I know you’ve been wondering and the answer is: I’ve been busy with other stuff. Not too busy though, because I finished tidying up the tail today. Fortsätt läsa The tale of the tail→

When I did the tire changing, I thought it was best to replace the old, worn rear brake rotor and pads, but what I forgot was to adjust the brake fluid level. As a consequence, both rotor and caliper has been running really hot. Not as in “this will seize any moment now” but still hot. Yesterday I decided to do a little field repair and drain some of the fluid from the top with the help of some napkins as to not let it spoil the fun. Fortsätt läsa Take a brake from the heat→

Without YouTube, I and every other home mechanic would be clueless. I am amazed that so many people spend so much time making tutorial videos showing just about anything you might stumble upon. That being said, I cannot for my life fathom how it can look so easy to change a tire when I have to fight for like an hour just to get it off the rim… Fortsätt läsa Tiresome tires→